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Thank you! I thought that might be the case but wanted to confirm.

My Alaskan cruise departs and arrives at Seattle. I am using Seattle Port Valet to check my bags in with Alaska Air. I have no status with then, so I will have to pay for my checked luggage. I emailed Port Valet to ask them how I will be charged and they said that my stateroom will be charged for the baggage fees. Does this mean that if I have an OBC that the costs of luggage will be deducted from the OBC? Thanks in advance for your help.

First I am sorry you had to go through this. It sounds like a horrible experience. If you don’t hear from Princess or get the run around, maybe try Elliot.org to assist you. I have linked their Princess website contacts page. Also on the top right there is a link for you to fill out form to request assistance. https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/princess-cruise-lines/

Thank you all for the great information! I appreciate it.

I have a question about adding an AARP gift card to your OBC with a partial balance. From my understanding I can only add an AARP gift card amount to my OBC when I am on board the ship. For example, I have $149.17 left to pay for my cruise. I buy a $500 AARP Princess Gift card and use it to pay the rest of my balance for my cruise. So this leaves $350.83 left on the gift card. So I just go to guest services and tell them that I would like $350.83 added to my OBC from this gift card? (I will have a print out of the gift card with the number and pin on it) Thanks in advance.

This is why I chose Google Voice. Not all of my US friends use or have WhatsApp. Google Voice is like a substitute cell phone number. And hence the reason for my question.

The reason for my question about voice calls. I was pretty sure I could send&receive texts but I wasn't sure about actual voice calls though. Sounds like I won't have any problems.

And this is why I use Google Voice. Cruise ships roaming rates can be outrageous and your cell has to be in Airplane Mode. I wanted my Google Voice number to be my "cell" phone while I am on the ship. I can send&receive texts and send&receive phone calls over WiFi.

This is good to hear. Appreciate it.

I was wondering if Princess had gone to Starlink. Thanks.

Thank you so much. This is what I wanted to hear. And I do have the Plus package so I'll have the Medallion net.

I have confirmed it at home but I wanted to make sure that Princess doesn't block VOIP on their WiFi. And wanted to hear from others what their experience was if any.

Thank you. I have seen people talk about FaceTime but since that's an Apple to Apple device connection. For my friends and family members who don't have an iPhone (I do) they won't be able to use FaceTime or iMessaging. And most of them also don't have WhatsApp. I have a Google Voice number that I use, where I can make and receive phone calls and text from it (via the app). This way I can give everyone my Google Voice and it will basically act like my cell phone number (if it works) so people will be able to contact me.

I am cruising on the Majestic Princess in June for an Alaskan cruise out of Seattle. My question pertains to Google Voice and the ability to place and receive phone calls using the ship's WiFi. Has anyone had any success or experience with this (or even using WhatsApp) for voice calls? Thanks in advance